Ulrike Kappler ASM QLD Branch Johanna Kenyon QUT Centre for Immunology & Infection Control Next up at #MiM2025 – Valentin Slesarenko from Griffith University's Institute for Glycomics On Glycosylation in Cross-Reactive Antibody Responses to 4CMenB Vaccination Against #Neisseria gonorrhoeae." 💉🦠 Did you know? N. gonorrhoeae can lead to infertility by causing pelvic inflammatory disease. ASM QLD Branch

Ulrike Kappler ASM QLD Branch Johanna Kenyon QUT Centre for Immunology & Infection Control Griffith University's Institute for Glycomics Next up in our Nancy Millis student awards at #MiM2025 is Lachlan Walker from the Schembri Lab (IMB/SCMB UQ) on the Emergence of Carbapenem-Resistant E. coli ST167 as a Significant Cause of Urinary Tract Infection."🦠 How is #ST167 shaping the future of UTI treatment? ASM QLD Branch

Ulrike Kappler ASM QLD Branch Johanna Kenyon QUT Centre for Immunology & Infection Control Griffith University's Institute for Glycomics Final talk for our student Awards at #MiM2025 – Mizanur Rahaman from the Sarker Lab lab James Cook Uni “Novel Galloyl Glucosides Plant-Derived Compounds Modulate Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis in a Colitis Mouse Model ." 🌱🦠 Could plant therapies be the key to better treatments for #IBD?

This year ASM QLD Branch awarded TWO ASM summer student research project awards supported by national and the state branch. Today they present their work at #MIM2025. Congratulations Lea and Akira!

🔬✨ First Keynote presentation at #MiM2025! Dr. Dr Natalee Newton is presenting work on tick-borne flaviviruses with a chimeric viral platform, revealing high-resolution cryo-EM structures & antigenic insights. 🦠🔎 Exciting advances in #flavivirus vaccine development! ASM QLD Branch

Final session and keynote at #MiM2025 from previous ASM QLD Branch chair Dr. John Atack John Atack from Griffith University's Institute for Glycomics 🦠 "Understanding bacterial gene regulation to design better treatments." Can decoding gene regulation or phasevarions lead to more effective #antimicrobials?

🚨 Queensland Microbiology ECRs – Want FREE registration for #ASM2025? 🚨 Send a 3-min video pitch about your research & you could win early-bird rego for the ASM 2025 Conference in Adelaide! 🎥🔬 📅 Deadline: Feb 14 Not a member? Join now ➡️ theasm.org.au/join-the-socie… #ECR

We have two new awards on offer for members this year! For more information on these awards and check out the other awards we have on offer, visit theasm.org.au/member-awards

Abstract submissions for #ASM2025 are now open! Get your abstracts in now!!

🦠 Job Opportunity in Microbiology! 🦠 UNSW Sydney is hiring a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Education Focused) in Microbiology! 🎓 📅 Apply by: March 31st, 2025 More details & applications here: lnkd.in/gdSKZ4s9 Please share with your networks or anyone interested!

Exciting news! The ASM QLD Branch is now on Bluesky. Follow us at @asmqld.bsky.social for the latest updates on the ASMQ community. #Bluesky #ASMQLD #Microbiology

#Flooding can bring deadly soil bacterium to the surface 😷 Here's what you need to know to reduce the risk of infection during clean-up efforts of ex-tropical #CycloneAlfred 👉 🔗 bit.ly/3DwPP2S

Our student Xavier Bertran (who is not on X) worked out that in a closed culture system, the nitro oxide donor SNP, in addition to its role in dispersing PAO1 biofilms, promotes PAO1 biofilm and planktonic cell growth, potentially through donating its iron centre.

📢 Clinical #Microbiology SIG – Brisbane & Online! 🗓 Wed, 19th March 2025 | 6:30 PM AEST 📍 PEHRL (Brisbane) & Zoom 🍕 Pizza for in-person attendees! 🔬 Talks on Shigella, #JEV & STI superbugs from public health experts. 🔗 Register: trybooking.com/DABAS #PublicHealth

Join Dr. Katrina Lythgoe (Katrina Lythgoe) as she explores virus evolution across scales—from within-host dynamics to global pandemics! Using HIV, HCV & SARS-CoV-2, she'll reveal how selection pressures shape viral evolution. 📍 AIBN, UQ, St Lucia 💻 Zoom available

📢 Save the Date! ASM & AIMS QLD Combined Scientific Meeting 🧫 🗓️ Wed, 4 June 2025 | ⏰ 6:30–8:00PM AEST | 💻 Zoom 🎯 Topic: Microbiology Menaces – Pathogens in Respiratory Diseases Speakers TBA! #Microbiology #ASM #AIMS

📢 Clinical #Microbiology SIG – Online! 💻 🗓 Wed, 23rd April 2025 | 6:30PM AEST 🦠 Case studies on #Metamycoplasma, #Trichophyton, #Dermatophilus, and “blood-loving” #Mycobacterium from top clinicians & microbiologists! 🔗 Register for Zoom trybooking.com/DAVRE #ClinicalMicro

🧫 Join us for our ASM Visiting Speaker event at UQ on May 15! Join Prof. Leo Eberl and Prof. Henrik Strahl for talks on #quorum sensing, biofilms & antibiotic mechanisms. Lunch + rooftop drinks too! Registration QR code in flyer.🔗 Zoom: uqz.zoom.us/j/8941296361 #Superbugs